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  1. Hollie’s success story!

    Hollie’s success story!

    Hollie’s success story!   It is a difficult time for the whole country at the moment and we hope everyone is doing all they can to stay safe. We feel everyone could do with a success story from a former student of ours who trained with us back in 2018.   Hollie began her training […]

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  2. Brigade of Gurkhas from Folkestone at Able Skills!

    Brigade of Gurkhas from Folkestone at Able Skills!

    Last week saw 5 Gurkhas from Folkestone come down and complete a Introduction to Painting & Decorating Course with us and it was great to have them with us in our centre. Over the years we have had lots of students from the Brigade of Gurkhas training with us across a range of our construction […]

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  3. Gas Courses Student Story With Scott Morgan

    Gas Courses Student Story With Scott Morgan

    With one of our Gas Courses being exactly at their half way mark, we always like to check in with our students and see how they’re doing. This is just one of the ways we monitor how effective our Gas Training Courses are in terms of training excellence and gather any tips on how we […]

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  4. Become a well-rounded Tradeswoman!

    Become a well-rounded Tradeswoman!

    Become a well-rounded Tradeswoman   Today we caught up with one of our returning students on the Introduction to Carpentry course. We thought it would be a good idea to see how a carpentry student is getting on and find out what her first impressions are of not just the centre, but of the course […]

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  5. Trevor switches up his career from IT to Plastering

    Trevor switches up his career from IT to Plastering

    It is a common theme among students here at Able Skills to have a complete career change from the polar opposite of construction. Whether it is Banking to Bricklaying, Accounting to Decorating or even Business Owner to Electrician, we have seen it all here at our centre in Dartford. Trevor is no exception as he […]

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  6. Student of the Month - January!

    Student of the Month - January!

    First of all, we cannot believe the first month of 2019 is over already! However, another month ending means it’s time for our monthly prize draw to pick our January ‘Student of the Month’. The lucky winner for January was electrical student, Simon and he will now have the option to use his voucher for […]

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  7. Another Able Skills Success Story

    Another Able Skills Success Story

    We love a success story here at Able Skills and recently we have just been made aware of another one. Former students, Kate and Ella who trained with us last year are now smashing it out in the industry. Kate and Ella were first at Able Skills back in August 2017 when they completed an […]

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  8. So Andrew, Why Choose Our Electrical Courses?

    So Andrew, Why Choose Our Electrical Courses?

    So Andrew, Why Did You Choose Our Electrical Courses?   Today we caught up with one of the latest students on the Combined Level 2 & 3 Home Study Electrical Course.Being one of the many Electrical Courses we offer, we thought it would be a good idea to see how a Home Study student is doing […]

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  9. New Career? Thomas has his sorted!

    New Career? Thomas has his sorted!

    Students come from all walks of life to train at Able Skills and make a change in their careers. Whether it is older students coming from different careers or uni students decided to do something else, we have them all at Able Skills. Thomas comes under the uni student category and came to Able Skills […]

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  10. ACS Re-Assessment time for Matthew Clark

    ACS Re-Assessment time for Matthew Clark

    Rewind back to 2012 and you will see Matthew Clark walking into Able Skills for the first time as he begins his journey towards a new career. Starting with us on his New Entrants Gas Course and then eventually passing his ACS assessment. Matthew was previously a printer for the Daily Mail, however, after being […]

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  11. Another success story here at Able Skills!

    Another success story here at Able Skills!

    We love a success story here at Able Skills and here is another one. Over the years Mason has completed a number of training courses with us and he is now into his new career and is being extremely successful. This year, Mason completed his Gas Training Course at our centre in Dartford and is […]

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  12. Electrician Courses - #Thisismyreason

    Electrician Courses - #Thisismyreason

    Electrician Courses – #Thisismyreason   Students from all over the world have selected Able Skills as their Training Provider. But what’s their reason for undergoing the Electrician Courses they’ve chosen? Today we explore this question as we spoke to several students to find out more about what they plan on doing in the future and […]

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